Population By Race and Ethnicity in De Soto Parish, LA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 27,114 population of De Soto Parish, Louisiana comprised of 901 people who identified as Hispanic (3.32%), and 26,213 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana with a population of 16,756 (61.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,322 (34.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 514 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana in 2023, with a population of 16,120 (59.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,201 (33.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 636 (2.35%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in De Soto, Louisiana.

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Population By Race in De Soto , LA in 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,322 34.38%
White Alone 16,756 61.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 355 1.31%
Asian Alone 153 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.05%
Two Or More Races 514 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in De Soto , LA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 121 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 636 2.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 80 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 52 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,201 33.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,120 59.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 275 1.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 143 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 462 1.7%